Boardgames

Ici Londres

A 20-minute game of coded wartime messages, where players aim to support the French resistance without being caught by the enemy.

20
minutes

3 - 6
player(s)

Light

Ici Londres board game cover

About this board game

Ici Londres is a game for 3–6 players about delivering coded messages to the French resistance, with each session taking about 20 minutes.

Its subject is the communication used by the French resistance on Radio Londres during World War II. The game focuses on the challenge of getting important messages through to the resistance while avoiding capture by the enemy.

The central objective is clear: help the messages reach their destination without being caught. This places coded communication and the danger of enemy detection at the heart of the experience.

  • Players: 3–6
  • Play time: approximately 20 minutes
  • Theme: French resistance communications during World War II
  • Core objective: get coded messages to the resistance without being caught

Designed around a concise wartime premise, Ici Londres presents a focused game about resistance communication. Its short playing time makes the historical subject accessible in a compact format, while the coded-message theme gives the game a distinctive identity.

For players interested in World War II history, the French resistance, or the role of Radio Londres, Ici Londres offers a direct way to explore this dramatic communication challenge around the table. Released in 2013, it brings the danger and importance of wartime messages into a game designed for 3–6 participants.